ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)

ServiceNow (NOW) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $283.0 million for Q2 2026, up 44.39% year-on-year from $196.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 48.26% on a QoQ basis from $547.0 million in Q1 2026.

ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ServiceNow (NOW) has reported Share-based Compensation for 15 consecutive years, with $283.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 44.39% year-over-year to $283.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.5 billion (up 20.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.0 billion, up 11.97% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to $283.0 million in Q2 2026 per NOW's latest filing, from $547.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for NOW reached as high as $547.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $145.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $326.6 million and a median of $356.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation jumped 255.56% — and 2023, when it slumped 58.81%.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $363.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 13.77% to $413.0 million in 2023, then gained by 9.93% to $454.0 million in 2024, then increased by 8.81% to $494.0 million in 2025, then sank by 42.71% to $283.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $283.0 million, $547.0 million, and $494.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn 333.66 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 132.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 473.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 250.00 Mn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 283.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 51.00 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 402.47 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 123.09 Mn
10 Datadog 86.34 Bn 81.58 Bn 797.20 Mn 6.52 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 283.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 283.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 547.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 547.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 494.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 494.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 203.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 203.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 196.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 196.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 470.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 470.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 454.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 454.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 150.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 150.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 170.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 170.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 422.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 422.00 Mn